This Colorful Tribal Plate from I Love to Create would make a great hostess gift, or a fun weekend project for your Valentine! Artistic gifts are always well appreciated and recipients will love it more since you painted it yourself!
Materials:
- Large Heart Plate 11.25" x 10.5" x 1"
- Cover-Coat® Opaque Underglazes
- 118 Cobalt Crystal Black
- 148 Deep Turquoise
- 194 Red Wagon
- 203 Neon Chartreuse
- Signature Brushes
- SB 802 No. 1 Liner
- SB 806 No. 6 Round
- SB 807 No. 6 Fan Glaze
- SB 810 No. 10 Shader
- Duncan® Pure Brilliance® Clear Glaze
- Clay carbon paper
- Container for water
- Potter’s sponge
- Optional: Masking tape 1/4"
- Pencil
- Foil or foam plate for palette
- Ruler 12”, flexible plastic
- Pattern
Instructions:
- Wipe ware with damp sponge to remove bisque dust.
- Enlarge pattern to fit onto plate.
- Place clay carbon paper onto plate with pattern positioned on top. With pencil, carefully trace over pattern to transfer to plate. Use a ruler as guide if necessary.
- Use No. 6 Round to paint three coats Red Wagon into indicated squares. *If desired, mask off the red section using masking tape and paint around the black center square.
- Paint three coats in the Chartreuse sections and dot in the center of the black squares.
- Paint three coats Turquoise in indicated sections.
- Carefully paint three coats Black in the indicated areas.
- Use end of brush handle to dip in the Black and make dots in the Turquoise sections. Let dry.
- Turn plate to backside and brush three coats Black.
- “Dry foot” (place on kiln shelf without stilts) and fire to cone 04.
- Using Fan Glaze brush, apply two coats Pure Brilliance? Clear Glaze to front of plate.
- Repeat with back of plate.
- Stilt in kiln and fire to cone 06.
